Comparison

Chinese Dictionary vs Ordinary Japanese Dictionary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chinese Dictionary

Features
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EC Dict is a free Chinese - English and English - Chinese dictionary app with over 400000 word entries. The dictionary data is stored offline. No internet connection is required to lookup words. The dictionary also supports audio pronunciations in Chinese and English (both UK and US pronunciation). Do you want to improve your Chinese today or study for Chinese language tests like HSK? Or maybe you travel in China and simply want a good dictionary app for reference. EC Dict is the perfect Chinese language dictionary app for you with these great features. - Search for Chinese words using Pinyin (Romanization of Chinese). For example, if you type "daxiongmao", the dictionary is able to look up "ε€§η†ŠηŒ«" (panda). In this way you do not have to switch to a Chinese keyboard to use the app. - Text translation between English and Chinese - The app has audio pronunciation of Chinese and English words - The app is able to read aloud full paragraph in Chinese and English - Learn words effectively via flashcards with intelligent scheduling algorithm. - Come with several wordlists of most common Chinese words. - Come with English wordlists for TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, etc. - Quick image search for any word - Allow creation of custom wordlists

About

Ordinary Japanese Dictionary

Features
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A Japanese dictionary for reading and studying offline. Features: - Search and read with no internet connection - Search any way you like: kanji, kana, romaji, or a word in English or Russian - Understands word forms: type 食べた, find ι£ŸγΉγ‚‹ - Reader: paste any text and tap any word to look it up - Furigana and pitch accent - Audio pronunciation for the most common words - Text recognition (OCR) β€” offline - Handwriting input β€” offline - Voice search - Built-in English (JMdict) and Russian (Warodai) dictionaries - Import custom dictionaries in an open format β€” you can even ask an AI to generate one for you - Search history with CSV export β€” feed it to your favorite AI assistant to build flashcards - Quick links to jisho.org, www.wanikani.com and other popular resources - Appearance settings: color themes, Japanese fonts, text sizes The dictionary is built from open-data projects and is completely free.

Screenshots

Chinese Dictionary4 screens
Ordinary Japanese Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ordinary Japanese Dictionary at none against Chinese Dictionary's 1. Chinese Dictionary's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chinese Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ordinary Japanese Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Chinese Dictionary versus Ordinary Japanese Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChinese DictionaryOrdinary Japanese Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size64 MB414 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamAnton Saraev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chinese Dictionary

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Ordinary Japanese Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chinese Dictionary free?
Chinese Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ordinary Japanese Dictionary free?
Ordinary Japanese Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chinese Dictionary or Ordinary Japanese Dictionary have ads?
Neither Chinese Dictionary nor Ordinary Japanese Dictionary shows ads.

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